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John Bishop (bef. 1642)

John Bishop
Born before in Salem, Essex, Massachusettsmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
[children unknown]
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Biography

BISHOP, John, s. Townsend, bp. 31: 5m: 1642. at Salem, MA CR1 (p. 94) [1][2]

Note: Rachel Sibley married ___ Bishop. Some ? sources indicate that it is not John, son of Townsend.

Townsend Bishop of Salem MA as early as 1635 when made a freeman. Had children Leah born in 1637 and John born in 1642. (p. 42) [3] (p. 142)[4]

HIs Sibling: Bishopp, Leah, d. Townsend, bp. 19: 4m: 1637. CR1 (p. 94) MA VR as above

Sources

  • Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999. Sketch of Townsend Bishop.[1]

Footnotes

  1. Vital Records of Salem Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849, The Essex Institute, Salem, 1918
  2. http://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Salem/aBirthsB.shtml
  3. Genealogical Guide to the Early Settlers of America: With a Brief History of the First Generation and References to the Various Local Histories, and Other Sources of Information where Additional Data May be Found , By Henry Whittemore, Genealogical Publishing Com, 1898
  4. The Essex Antiquarian, Volume 9, by edited by Sidney Perley, 1905




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Hi Dale,

I connected this profile to the son of Townsend Bishop and his unknown wife during the connect-a-thon.

Source:Great Migration 1634-1635, A-B. (Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2008.) Originally published as: The Great Migration, Immigrants to New England, 1634-1635, Volume 1, A-B, by Robert Charles Anderson, George F. Sanborn, Jr., and Melinde Lutz Sanborn. Boston: New England Historic Genealogical Society, 1999.

However, Anderson in GM does not mention this wife. And there is no middle initial "A" since people during this time did not use middle names.

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